access to sexual health care

Alabama Code § 16-40A-5 governs classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity within the Alabama public schools.

Connecticut ‘s statute on prenatal testing for HIV and syphilis requires prenatal care providers to order blood tests for both HIV and syphilis during the first trimester of pregnancy and again at the time of delivery. The purpose is to identify infections early, reduce the risk of mother-to-child transmission, and ensure timely medical intervention for both the mother and the newborn. By mandating testing at two stages, the law enhances the likelihood of detection even if exposure occurs later in pregnancy.

The plaintiff’s daughter suffered from Prader Willi syndrome or Down Syndrome and was mentally disabled. The mother noticed changes in her daughter’s body and discovered that she had been pregnant as a result of rape. The mother asked the healthcare provider to terminate pregnancy and filed a writ of constitutional challenge after her request was denied by the healthcare provider on conscientious objection.

The plaintiffs challenged an 1879 Connecticut law banning the use of all drugs, medical devices, or other instruments necessary for contraception, by opening a birth control clinic in New Haven, Connecticut.

Law 25673 regulates the National Program on Sexual Health and Responsible Reproduction and guarantees universal, free access to contraceptive methods for the entire population, without discrimination (Article 6). The law also provides for sexual health education and information, promotes women’s participation in decisions regarding their reproductive health, and includes contraceptive coverage in the Mandatory Medical Program (PMO).

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Voluntary Termination of Pregnancy Law, last amendment: March 1, 2023

Organic Law 2/2010, of March 3, 2010, on sexual and reproductive health and voluntary termination of pregnancy, aims to guarantee fundamental rights in sexual and reproductive health, regulate the conditions for voluntary termination of pregnancy, and prevent and address all forms of violence against women in matters of reproduction in Spain (Article One, as it was amended by the Organic Law 1/2023, of February 28, 2023).

The Organic Law for the Protection of Children and Adolescents (LOPNNA) provides a comprehensive framework for the rights of children and adolescents in Venezuela. Regarding sexual and reproductive health, Article 50 guarantees the right to receive information and education in sexual and reproductive health, promoting responsible motherhood and fatherhood.

A group of 1280 Colombian women filed a writ of constitutional challenge for the protection of their fundamental rights to information, dignity, autonomy, free development of the individual, health, education, reproductive rights, and the right to benefit from scientific progress.

In United States v. One Package of Japanese Pessaries, 86 F.2d 737 (2d Cir. 1936), the United States government seized a shipment of contraceptive devices mailed from Japan to a licensed New York physician, arguing that their import violated section 305(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, which at the time prohibited the import of contraceptives. The doctor maintained that the contraceptive devices were intended for patients whose health could be endangered by pregnancy.